Inter-American Defense College
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| Latin: Colegium InterAmericanum Defensionis | |
| Type | military academy, provisionally accredited[1] |
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| Established | 9 October 1962 |
| Director | James E. Taylor |
| Students | senior officers and civilians of various international militaries and organizations |
| Postgraduates | Master's degree in defense and security |
| Location | Washington D.C., United States |
| Campus | Fort Lesley J. McNair, |
| Affiliations | Organization of American States; Inter-American Defense Board; United States Southern Command; Joint Chiefs of Staff. |
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The Inter-American Defense College is a military academy maintained by the Organization of American States through the Inter-American Defense Board whose purpose is to educate and promote the common military defense of the Western Hemisphere. It trains and educates military officers of all members of the Organization of American States.
Alumni
- General Otto Pérez Molina, Guatemalan Army (Ret), Former President of Guatemala
- Michelle Bachelet, President and former Minister of National Defense, Minister of Health of Chile, and head of UN Women
- Lucio Gutiérrez, former President of Ecuador
- Paco Moncayo, former Mayor of Quito and General of the Ecuadorian Army during the Alto Cenepa War, current congressman
- Daniel Delgado Diamante, former Minister of Government and Justice of Panama
- Almirante Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza, Mexican Navy, Secretary of the Navy (Mexico)
- General Jorge Daniel Castro Castro, Director, Colombian National Police
- General de División Ronaldo Cecilio Leiva, Minister of Defense of Guatemala
- Major General William A. Navas, Jr., US Army (Ret), former Assistant Secretary of the Navy and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs
- Major General Alfred Valenzuela, US Army (Ret), Author of "No Greater Love: The Life and Times of Hispanic Soldiers"
- Major General Antonio J. Vicens, US Army, Adjutant General of the Puerto Rico National Guard
- Brigadier General Antonio J. Ramos, US Air Force (Ret)
- Major General Efrain Vasquez Velazco.Venezuelan Army. (Ret), former Commander of the Venezuelan Army
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